This month, two congressional Republican lawmakers introduced a bill to legalize marijuana at the federal level, as well as to protect banks that service state-legal cannabis businesses and to ensure that military veterans treated by the Veterans’ Administration (“VA”) are allowed to be treated with medical marijuana in compliance with state law. The “Common Sense...
Partridge Snow & Hahn (PS&H) is recognized by one of the legal industry’s most prestigious resource guides – Chambers USA. The firm is recognized for its work in the areas of Corporate/Commercial, Corporate/Commercial: Banking & Finance, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Litigation: General Commercial, and Real Estate. Through its research and interview process, Chambers notes...
What Is an Endowment? An endowment is a pool of money, invested to create a reliable stream of annual income. A fund held by a charitable institution that, under the terms of a gift instrument, is not wholly expendable by the institution on a current basis. The creation of the fund may be directed by...
Client AlertsNonprofitReminder To Tax-Exempt Organizations: 990s, Other Forms Due on May 17
May 7, 2021
The Internal Revenue Service reminds tax-exempt organizations that operate on a calendar-year (CY) basis that certain annual information and tax returns they file with the IRS are due on May 17, 2021. These returns are: Form 990-series annual information returns (Forms 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-BL) Form 990-N, Electronic Notice (e-Postcard) for Tax-Exempt Organizations Not Required to...
Press ReleasesColin Coleman and Suzanne Elovecky Present Hot Topics In Risk Management For In-House Counsel
May 5, 2021
Partridge Snow & Hahn attorneys Colin Coleman and Suzanne Elovecky served as panelists for the New England Corporate Counsel Association (NECCA) virtual seminar, Hot Topics In Risk Management For In-House Counsel. In-house counsel have long known that the risk landscape for their clients can change rapidly. Never has that been more true than this past year, when COVID-19 has brought...
PS&H attorneys Joshua Xavier and Michael Gamboli are taking part in a virtual roundtable discussion hosted by the Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce titled, HR Roundtable: COVID – Updating Your Policies and Employee Handbook for 2021 and Beyond. The topics of discussion at the event include: COVID-19 – Communicable Disease Policy American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021...
It appears that political support for legalizing recreational cannabis in Rhode Island may finally be reaching a critical mass. The details of how Rhode Island might go about legalizing recreational cannabis—and not whether to do it — are now the subject of legislative hearings and maneuvering at the Rhode Island State House. There are two bills under discussion. Both...
Should medical marijuana be given to animals? A bill is pending in the Rhode Island General Assembly that would make Rhode Island the first state in the country to permit veterinarians to prescribe medical marijuana to a domestic pet with a debilitating medical condition. The proposed bill, introduced by Representatives Patricia Serpa, William O’Brien, and Charlene Lima,...
By Alicia Samolis Many employers are worried that COVID will result in legal liability from employee claims. However, some employers are still focusing on the wrong things. Understanding What Is (and Is Not) Likely to Get You Sued Absent legislation or an executive order, liability from COVID safety employment claims is not likely to be...
Press ReleasesPS&H Attorneys Steven Snow and Joshua Xavier Recognized by Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly
April 8, 2021
PS&H attorneys Steven Snow and Joshua Xavier have been recognized by Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly as 2021 Excellence in the Law honorees. Click to view the special 2021 Excellence In The Law section as published by Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly. A founding partner of Partridge Snow & Hahn, Steven Snow is recognized as a Hall of Fame honoree. Steve’s remarkable legal career has...
